Week of April 8

Due Day 1

B,C,E Blocks–Mon, 4/8; H Block–Tues, 4/9

Make sure you have finished 6 stations; materials below will help you complete several stations

You can use the maps in your textbook to complete the Mapping Station

Stations Packet 2013

Indian Ocean Trade Charts

Fall of African Empires Reading

ibn Battuta & Mansa Musa Readings

West African Cities: Video 1

Click on this link for the second video. West African Cities: Timbuktu Today

Due Day 2

B,E Blocks–Tues, 4/9; C,H Blocks–Wed, 4/10

Read the bulleted information on Page 1 of the African Stations packet

Watch Crash Course: Mansa Musa & Islam in Africa

Write 4-8 bullets of your own (or sentences) that describes the details John Green uses to explain 2 or more of the bullets from the packet

Due Day 3

E Block–Wed, 4/10; B,C,H B locks–Thurs, 4/11

Complete the Synthesis/Big Question page in the African Stations packet (last page)

Due Friday, April 12

Test on African Empires

Week of April 1

Due Day 1

B,C,E Blocks–Mon, 4/1; H Block–Tues, 4/2

Clean out your binder: remember to save Islamic Empires study materials for the final exam

Due Day 2

B,E Blocks–Tues, 4/2; C,H Blocks–Wed, 4/3

Read and take notes on p. 371-375

Stop at “Other Peoples” heading

Focus: How did leaders gain and maintain legitimacy

Due Day 3

E Block–Wed, 4/3; B,C,H B locks–Thurs, 4/4

Read and take notes p. 378-380

Focus: Similarities and differences of societies in East and West Africa

Due Friday, April 5

Kilwa Pot Sherds–History of the World in 100 Objects, BBC

Follow this link to see the object and listen to the radio show: Kilwa Pot Sherds

Click here for a copy of the worksheet:  Kilwa Pot Sherds